sexual perversion

/ˌsɛkʃ(əw)əl pərˌvʌrʒən/
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Other forms: sexual perversions

Definitions of sexual perversion
  1. noun
    an aberrant sexual practice;
    synonyms: perversion
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    paraphilia
    abnormal sexual activity
    exhibitionism, immodesty
    the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
    fetichism, fetishism
    sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
    paedophilia, pedophilia
    a sexual attraction to children
    voyeurism
    a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
    zoophilia, zoophilism
    a sexual attraction to animals
    paederasty, pederasty
    sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
    type of:
    sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
    activities associated with sexual intercourse
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